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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-0132   CAS 0370-0132; Jar
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Jar
Culture Tesuque Pueblo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County Santa Fe
Other Geographic Data Tesuque Pueblo
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1930-1940
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Clay
Description Deep, round jar with flat base, rounded sides, wide mouth and in-curving rim; Interior and exterior are scraped smooth; Entire exterior except base is covered with cream-colored slip; Painted band of black contiguous scallops encircles rim; Second band of black contiguous elongated triangles (each containing a negative terraced V-shape) encircles upper body of jar; Jar is unsigned but probably same maker as CAS 0370-0127.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 22.6, Rim Diam = 13.3, Max Diam = 26.8